tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005196875375123554.post5828934322512204989..comments2024-03-27T13:06:58.438-06:00Comments on Harry Tucker - Observations and Musings: Do I Really Give a $h*t?Harry Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10329922320940535781noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005196875375123554.post-78748696043889017172013-01-24T19:26:06.023-07:002013-01-24T19:26:06.023-07:00Good point .... maybe it's already happened / ...Good point .... maybe it's already happened / happening!Harry Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329922320940535781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005196875375123554.post-78672922324732864142013-01-24T19:09:54.227-07:002013-01-24T19:09:54.227-07:00Great point. Also, you could use satire to manipu...Great point. Also, you could use satire to manipulate people to certain ends. For instance you could convince people that Sarah Palin actually said that she could see Russia from her house. It's easy to mix up the caricature and the individual being caricatured (especially when it's close).Nathan J. Laufferhttp://www.purecognition.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005196875375123554.post-61014843168644193432013-01-24T18:47:00.070-07:002013-01-24T18:47:00.070-07:00Libel - not liable. :-)Libel - not liable. :-)Harry Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329922320940535781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005196875375123554.post-60279132425278557742013-01-24T18:40:50.154-07:002013-01-24T18:40:50.154-07:00You raise an interesting point.
When the alleged ...You raise an interesting point.<br /><br />When the alleged satire / parody is so close to what is really happening or could be really happening, is it satire / parody or just pure distortion / falsehood?<br /><br />Look at the liable nature as well. If I took the original recording and overdubbed "Microsoft" or any other corporate entity then I get sued for liable.<br /><br />That would be an interesting experiment. Do the exact same thing but dub references to the CBC (the creator of this work) onto the audio. I'll bet CBC lawyers would be all over you in a heartbeat.<br /><br />True satire / parody as defined is one thing .... however the creator of stuff like this, the stuff being a weak, immature attempt to fool people, is a poor reflection on people who follow this for entertainment.<br /><br />The fact that such people have a large following that enjoys this is a reflection on the people who follow them ... many of them who have little of excitement or value in their Life and so they choose to enjoy the fallibility of others.Harry Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329922320940535781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005196875375123554.post-32531634470362814832013-01-24T18:11:18.664-07:002013-01-24T18:11:18.664-07:00Concerning your preamble, I fell for the same type...Concerning your preamble, I fell for the same type of thing just yesterday and had to delete a post from Facebook today. There was a satirical piece in the New Yorker online that jokingly claimed that Rand Paul demanded Obama resign over Beyonce lip syncing at the Inauguration. I totally fell for it because it looked like a real article and was consistent with the type of rhetoric we have been seeing in Washington DC for the past several years.<br /><br />You and I couldn't have fell for what we fell for if it wasn't for the fact that it was so close to the reality that we've unfortunately already experienced.<br /><br />You get a pass. Also, thank you for making me feel better for doing it. :-)Nathan J. Laufferhttp://www.purecognition.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005196875375123554.post-58604767050562463742013-01-24T17:00:53.597-07:002013-01-24T17:00:53.597-07:00I spelled it wrong deliberately - in order to conf...I spelled it wrong deliberately - in order to confuse the PCSSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005196875375123554.post-63037397126291434502013-01-24T16:38:30.660-07:002013-01-24T16:38:30.660-07:00Thanks, Anonymous. :-)Thanks, Anonymous. :-)Harry Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329922320940535781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005196875375123554.post-25453239812405694132013-01-24T16:34:38.602-07:002013-01-24T16:34:38.602-07:00Lol another This is That victim! Don't feel ba...Lol another This is That victim! Don't feel bad man, many have come and many have gone. Good on you for having a sense of humour enough to identify yourself as falling for the ruse. Five stars on the original post too! Very true!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005196875375123554.post-54033881765391472362013-01-24T15:02:20.011-07:002013-01-24T15:02:20.011-07:00You misspelled f***ed ... there are only 3* and no...You misspelled f***ed ... there are only 3* and not 4. :-)<br /><br />There is a lot to what you say. I censored mine to poke fun at people who are in a knot about censorship.<br /><br />When we become afraid of words or give them too much power over us, all is lost ... including the richness of many writers.Harry Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329922320940535781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005196875375123554.post-3531823173625054232013-01-24T14:39:21.337-07:002013-01-24T14:39:21.337-07:00Anyone, anyone, who feels they must censor languag...Anyone, anyone, who feels they must censor language is totally teak-brained. They are f****ed from that moment, because they cannot have read Chomsky, Piaget, Bernstein, Derrida et al, otherwise they would be turning their energies to less pointless 'good deeds' I despair of my world atimes<br />PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005196875375123554.post-79617800306704674722013-01-24T13:56:30.323-07:002013-01-24T13:56:30.323-07:00Very strange ....
After I approved this, it was r...Very strange ....<br /><br />After I approved this, it was recommended that I only approve the following words:<br /><br />"I think intolerance is fortunate. <br /><br />I think that everyone who is a member of the "PC police" has grand goals. Most of them are making life better for others. <br /><br />So, effectively, political correctness turns into a more useful culture."<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />I couldn't resist, Nathan ... and agree with your original, uncensored version. :-)<br /><br />Create a great day ... or get lost ... whichever offends you the least ... unless you are seeking to be offended. :-)<br /><br />HarryHarry Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329922320940535781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005196875375123554.post-57125472846706933502013-01-24T13:39:14.836-07:002013-01-24T13:39:14.836-07:00I think Canada may actually have an even worse pol...I think Canada may actually have an even worse political correctness problem than the U.S. Perhaps you need to tone down the politeness a bit. :-)<br /><br />In all seriousness, I learned in my younger bleeding heart years that intolerance is unfortunately a very useful problem. It can be used to implement political correctness. Which effectively controls speech. Which effectively limits thought at least and controls thought at most. Which effectively can be used to re-engineer culture.<br /><br />Don't get me wrong. I don't think that everyone who is a member of the "PC police" has such grand goals. In fact, most of them probably believe that they are simply making life better for others. <br /><br />The problem is that it takes us down a slippery slope. You can't engineer speech to the point where no one can get hurt, but you can damage free thought. If someone is hurt by "God Bless You" then it stems from something bigger than speech. In essence it stems from THEIR intolerance of anyone who thinks differently and whose thoughts manifest as speech.<br /><br />So, effectively, political correctness turns a less useful type of intolerance into a more useful type of intolerance for those who want to re-engineer culture.Nathan J. Laufferhttp://www.purecognition.comnoreply@blogger.com